Ingersoll Gender Center

Trans Peer Support Group
2022-04-27 19:00 - 21:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk) | Seattle Counseling Services, 1216 Pine, Seattle, United States
Each week we host our trans peer support group. Each week is a little different so do check out our website here for information about what you can expect here.
We are currently running remote groups, Wednesdays 7-9pm at bit.ly/R-PSG
Please RSVP here for the passcode: [REDACTED]
Have more questions? Give our office a call at (206) 849 – 7859 or write us at support@ingersollgendercenter.org

LGBTQ Allyship Renters' Rights Training
2021-03-10 17:00 - 18:00 UTC | Online
Join LGBTQ Allyship for a Renters’ Rights Training on Wednesday, March 10th, from 5-6pm.
“We will be discussing how to negotiate payment plans with landlords after the eviction moratorium is lifted. We will be sharing housing resources, eviction court concerns, and information on your renters’ rights. Community partners at the event will include small landlords to discuss how to set up payment plans, and a representative from the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspection who can answer further questions about tenants’ rights.Those who attend this event will be eligible to apply for $150 in financial assistance from LGBTQ Allyship.”
Registration Required – register here.

Diversity Career Fair
2021-03-04 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Online
Find your next career with a company that values your knowledge, skill and intersectional identities. This career fair is free to job seekers.
Location: Seattle, WA – Virtual Career Fair
Date/Time: March 4, 2021
Job Seeker Time: 5P-7P
​Job Seekers Registration: Online at EventBrite Here

Pride Speaks: LGBTQIA+ Homelessness
2021-02-24 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Online
With many issues facing Seattle’s LGBTQIA+ community, the pandemic among them, Seattle Pride is launching a new speaker series to tackle the needs of the queer community and how best to address those needs.
Pride Speaks is a series of community conversations with expert panelists and speakers on a wide variety of topics ranging from homelessness and healthcare, to parenting, business and much more.
The first event will address issues of homelessness, centering those in the LGBTQIA+ community, with expert panelists:
Erica Limon, YouthCare (Associate Director)
Alain Chan, Downtown Emergency Service Center (Clinical Supervisor)
Jerred Clouse, ROOTS (Executive Director)
Evelyn Chow, Ingersoll Gender Center (Economic Justice Manager)
Evana Enabulele, Queer The Land (Housing Coordinator).
There will also be a Q&A session following the panel for participants to ask questions of the panelists, share their thoughts, and generate ideas as well as time for community networking to get to know the other attendees joining you.
Date: Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
Time: 7PM – 9PM PST
Register Here: Click here!
Questions? Contact: hello@seattlepride.org
This is a monthly series, occurring on the last Wednesday of the month.

[trans] ACTION w/ UTOPIA WA
2021-02-16 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Online
*Trans-Action is still being held virtually through Zoom
[trans] ACTION is a support/social group for Trans, Gender diverse folks, especially current and former sex workers. It is held every third Tuesday of the month. TransAction serves to provide T/GD folx a safe space to engage in topical discussions relating to their life and/or work.
[trans] ACTION promotes and values confidentiality regarding interactions within the group.
Discussions include topics such as:
*Safety and self- care
*Decriminalization and Destigmatization of sex work
*Know your rights training
*Legal assistance
*Employment & housing
Register with the link below
www.https://bit.ly/36XbnCv
Come and build community with us! For more information please email Tepa at tepa@utopiaseattle.org

Real Talk (QTBIPOC) w/ UTOPIA WA
2021-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Online
*REAL TALK is still operatport Group – ing virtually through Zoom
“REAL TALK is a support/social group for Queer and/or Trans, Gender diverse, Two-Spirit, Black, Indigenous, People of Color.
Here QTBIPOC individuals will engage in meaningful dialogue that will promote self love, self acceptance, safety and support. Our goal is to empower and equip our participants with the tools and confidence they need to live their authentic truths. We will build a home away from home where all walks of life can feel loved and accepted.”
Discussions include topics such as:
* Self Care and Safety
* Empowering
* Self-Affirmation
* Love and Acceptance
* Surviving the Spaces Around Us!
Register for this event at the link below
bit.ly/2MP8fOe
We want to make this and any UTOPIA future events accessible as possible. Please let us know your access needs via email at mail@utopiaseattle.org.
UTOPIA works to provide sacred spaces to strengthen the minds and bodies of QTPI -Queer and Trans Pacific Islanders- through community organizing, community care, civic engagement, and cultural stewardship.
RSVP, questions or for more information please email mail@utopiaseattle.org or call 253-478-3941.

Giving Tuesday
2020-12-01

Thanksgiving - Office Closed
2020-11-26

Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil UTOPIA Seattle
2020-11-20 19:00 - 20:30 UTC
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was founded in 1998 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith—a transgender graphic designer, columnist, and activist—to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts. What initially began as a web-based project has since burgeoned into an international day of action; in 2014, TDORs were observed in over 200 cities around the world.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance occurs annually on November 20th to honor those whose lives have been lost to anti-trans violence. The overarching goal is to bring attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender community with the hope that together we can end such violence and intolerance. It is a sad day that allows us to stand up collectively in opposition to anti-transgender hatred and prejudice.
We live in times more sensitive than ever to hatred based violence, yet even now, the deaths of those based on anti-transgender hatred or prejudice are largely ignored. Over the last decade, more than one person per month has died due to transgender-based hate or prejudice, regardless of any other factors in their lives.
Please join us on the evening of November 20th at 7:00 PM (PST) for our annual Transgender Day of Remembrance service in memorializing the memory of our fallen trans siblings.
Due to the ongoing pandemic this event will be held virtually so please share with your friends and family. Look forward to members of our community as they share their talents and testimonies throughout our program. Let us all join in heart and spirit. We hope to see you all there.
View the Facebook Event here for more information and updates:
https://fb.me/e/30UXIcitZ

Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil WA Black Trans Task Force
2020-11-20 14:00 - 16:00 UTC
Trans Day of Remembrance #TDOR is a time for where we honor those we continue to lose to acts of violence. Vigils all around globe will mourn, grieve, & hopefully heal on this day. Please give Trans people especially Black Trans folx grace this week.
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WA Black Trans Task Force is hosting an online vigil 11/20 2pm-4pm PST where Executive Director of @lavenderrightsproject @jaelynnpemala will share some words with the community. BTTF will also be using this day to gather information from Black Trans folx about what specifics resources are needed as we enter our second Stay At Home order.
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We will be mailing out TiNaS Self Defense Kits prioritizing Black Trans Women and Femmes to those that complete our community survey during the event. To register please fill out this typeform: https://fordrandy78.typeform.com/to/oq76ZwW0
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If you are an ally and wish to volunteer on this day by helping buy materials, assemble kits, delivering please mention in the typeform.
#BTTF #TDOR #HousingForAll

Trans Intergenerational Voices Panel Discussion
2020-11-19 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Join us for a panel discussion: Intergenerational Voices for 2020 Trans Awareness Week! This event is free and open to all who are interested in attending ❤
RSVP at http://bit.ly/2020igp for login information
We’ll be joined by up to six trans and gender diverse panelists; panelists to be announced soon!!
Interested in supporting our Trans Week of Awareness programming? Make a personally meaningful donation at https://bit.ly/donate-ingersoll
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Thank you to our Trans Awareness Week Sponsors:
– Fred Hutch Rainbow Employees for Equity
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Trans Cultural Competency - Free Employer Training
2020-11-19 13:00 - 15:00 UTC
In an effort to create better work environments for transgender and gender diverse community in Washington, we are offering a free 2 hour training on Trans Cultural Competency for local employers. We hope to build relationships with employers through offering an opportunity to learn about what it means to be transgender, the systemic barriers that transgender folks face while navigating employment, and ways that employers can disrupt transphobia in their own companies and organizations.
You can RSVP via the link attached (http://bit.ly/2020et). If you’re unable to attend this time around, please take a look at our training and technical assistance program online or reach out to us via email at info@ingersollgendercenter.org for more information on different opportunities.
If you have any questions about this training opportunity please contact our Programs Director, Lee, via email at lee@ingersollgendercenter.org

Gender Affirming Healthcare: A Panel with Healthcare Providers
2020-11-17 17:30 - 19:00 UTC
Join us for a panel discussion: Gender Affirming Healthcare for 2020 Trans Awareness Week! This event is free and open to all who are interested in attending ❤
RSVP at https://bit.ly/2020gac for login information
We’ll be joined by three Healthcare Providers who provide Gender Affirming Healthcare – if you have any questions, write them in the RSVP or be ready to ask questions in the comments! ❤
– Moderated by our Healthcare Access Manager, Mattie Mooney
Panelists TBA
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Thank you to our Trans Awareness Week Sponsors:
– Fred Hutch Rainbow Employees for Equity
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Interested in supporting our Trans Week of Awareness programming? Make a personally meaningful donation at https://bit.ly/donate-ingersoll

QLaw Legal Info Session and Knowledge Sharing
2020-11-16 18:00 - 19:30 UTC
Healthcare and Employment Discrimination: Info Session and Knowledge Sharing
Join QLaw Foundation and Ingersoll Gender Center in an info and community knowledge sharing session focused on healthcare and employment discrimination. This event will inform participants of their rights for both healthcare and employment, and more importantly will hold space for community to share their circumstances and get advice from others in the room.
You can RSVP via https://bit.ly/2020lt. If you have specific questions, please add them to your RSVP to help us better plan for answering questions regarding to your situation!
If you have any questions about this event please contact Coco via email at coco@ingersollgendercenter.org
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Thank you to our Trans Awareness Week Sponsors:
– Fred Hutch Rainbow Employees for Equity
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Trans Movie Night
2020-11-15 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Join us for a Trans Movie Night for 2020 Trans Awareness Week! This event is free and open to all who are interested in attending ❤
RSVP at http://bit.ly/transmovienight for login information
We’ll be watching TRANSFINITE, a sci-fi omnibus feature film composed of seven standalone short stories where supernatural trans and queer people from various cultures use their powers to protect, love, teach, fight and thrive.
Interested in supporting our Trans Week of Awareness programming? Make a personally meaningful donation at https://bit.ly/donate-ingersoll

Trans Week of Awareness Kickoff Brunch and Fundraiser!
2020-11-14 11:00 - 13:00 UTC
Join us for a ticketed gathering with a program of trans and gender diverse leaders, elders, and artists to celebrate the transgender and gender diverse community to kick off Trans Week of Awareness. This event is a fundraiser featuring a catered brunch (provided by Cafe Flora, available and delivered to guests in Seattle), with all proceeds supporting Ingersoll Gender Center.
November 14, 2020
11AM-1PM
$50 meal and program, $25 program only
**RSVP by October 29th for Meal & Program Tickets*
Purchase Tickets
**RSVP by October 29th for Meal & Program Tickets**
Accessibility Info:
This event will be held virtually via Zoom. Prior to the event we ask that you download Zoom. – further communications after registering will have walkthrough tutorials on how to download and join the event space!

Indigenous Peoples' Day - Office Closed
2020-10-12

Focus on the Out Breath: Corporeal Poetry - Poetry Class for Trans Veterans
2020-09-15 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Online
In partnership with Path with Art – Focus on the Out Breath: Corporeal Poetry
A poetry workshop series for Trans Veterans
In this two-session workshop, readings and exercises will draw on the poetic potential of the body (its various parts &wholes). Prompts will offer unique entry points into the body as a site of revelation, reclamation, & self discovery. Through exploration and experimentation our writing will flow from an expanded, fully embodied sense of self.
WrylyT.McCutchen is a hybrid writer,interdisciplinary performer, communityeducator, and 2018 LAMBDA Fellow inpoetry. Their debut poetry collection, MyUgly and Other Love Snarls, was publishedin 2017 by University of Hell press.
September 15 & 22
2-4pm
Online via Zoom
To register, contact So’le Celestial – call (206) 849-7859 or email so’le@ingersollgendercenter.org

Labor Day - Office Closed
2020-09-07

Queer the Census Storytime
2020-08-08 12:30 - 13:30 UTC
Join us Saturday, August 8th at 12:30pm for Queer the Census Storytime!
Stories about the Census will be read in Spanish and English and information about why the Census 2020 is important for the LGBTQ+ community. This is a children-friendly event! Get to know more about LGBTQ+ community organizations supporting the Census 2020 and how to BE COUNTED!
Register at Rebrand.ly/DragQueenStorytime

Trans Grief & Death Planning Workshop @ Trans Peer Support Group
2020-07-29 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
Join us Wednesday from 7-9pm PST for our weekly Trans Peer Support Group! In regards to community safety, we have moved our meeting to virtual (accessible via computer or phone) until further notice. This week is Fifth Wednesday Workshop!
To RSVP for Support Group, visit https://ingersoll.typeform.com/to/BTPB6t
Learn more about this week’s workshop below:
Trans Grief & Death Planning Workshop: Kalisto Nanen, affectionately known as Listo Nanen by his friends and family is a student funeral director and undertaker, breath worker, death guide, plant worker, and performance artist just to name a few of his multi-talents. He is the owner and founder of Syzygy Passings a Death Guide business that works in advance care directives, grief support, and arts. In the era of a modern pandemic as well as a world under oppression the thought of death is picking at our minds and I am here to guide you through planning death so that we as transgender community and families of transgender individuals can rest assured that our bodies will be remembered the way we want them to be remembered. In the hour break out group we will work over a listening section where we talk about where we are at in our lives and discuss our fears, we will go into a 5-10 minute session where we will work on writing our plans and then share them. We will also work through knowing what the current Washington State Advance Care Directive looks like, and discuss rights at the end of life.
If you are able to donate to our Trans Peer Support Group, please consider making a small donation at https://bit.ly/psgdonate

Community Support: Intro to Ingersoll and 1-1 Support
2020-06-28 15:00 - 16:30 UTC
Are you looking for resources for Trans and Gender Diverse community? Have you heard of us, but want to know more about our work?
Come learn about the history of Ingersoll Gender Center, get an overview of the services and programs we provide, ask questions to program staff, and connect with direct service staff for support. There will be appointment slots for 1:1 direct support that will be held towards the end of the workshop!
1:1 direct support links will be posted closer to the event date. Please follow this event page and/or our social media channels for updates on when the links go live.
Questions about this event? You can reach out to our Community Engagement Manager, Al, for any questions you may have at alphonse@ingersollgendercenter.org

Community Pillars: Conversations with Trans Leaders
2020-06-27 15:00 - 16:30 UTC
Join us for conversations with Trans leaders in and out of Seattle to chat about their movement work, what challenges they have faced and how they have worked to overcome them. Do you have questions you’d like to ask Trans leaders?
This event will be largely influenced by audience participation via the Q&A.
Moderator: Louis Mitchell
Panelists:
Ro Yoon
Marsha Botzer
Tali Jones
Register at https://tinyurl.com/ycxxqkrb
If you are interested in watching this panel but not interested in asking questions, you can join us Live on Facebook during the duration of this event.
Questions about this event? You can reach out to our Development Manager, Kaya, for any questions you may have at kaya@ingersollgendercenter.org

Inner-Self Portrait Workshop by Tidal Artist Haven
2020-06-27 13:00 - 16:00 UTC
While all Tidal Artist Haven events are open to everyone, this event is especially for 2SLGBTQ+ folks to explore their inner selves and use art to develop strategies to reimagine how to share that with the outside world. Those using their own materials may attend for a suggested donation of $10.
A donation of $25 or more will get a kit that includes velvet paper, oil pastels, drawing paper, for this workshop. Students can claim the kits via contactless pickup at our gallery at Tidal Artist Haven 1533 NE 145th St Seattle, WA 98125. Pickups are on Thursday June 18th from 6:00PM-9:00PM and Friday June 19th 11:00AM-3:00PM
Register here.
To help protect our vulnerable community members, we will offer delivery for those most at risk due to Covid19. To arrange delivery e-mail info@tidalartisthaven.org

Community Connections: Intro to local Trans Organizations
2020-06-27 12:00 - 13:30 UTC
Connect with local Trans and LGBT orgs to learn about their COVID19 Response Programs and get connected to vital resources at this time. This workshop will provide appointment links to access services such as Community Financial Assistance, information on upcoming events, and other critical programming for Trans and gender diverse community in WA State.
Participating Organizations:
Coming Soon!
Register at https://tinyurl.com/ycljgcjt
If you are interested in watching this panel but not interested in asking questions, you can join us Live on Facebook during the duration of this event.
Questions about this event? You can reach out to our Community Engagement Manager, Al, for any questions you may have at alphonse@ingersollgendercenter.org

Trans People of Color Brunch
2020-06-20 12:30 - 14:30 UTC
Normally, we’d have our Trans People of Color Brunch on the 3rd Saturday where we’d get to enjoy each other’s presence with some great food, but this time we will be taking it online! Please join us Saturday, June 20th from 12:30p – 2:30p to continue making meaningful connections during these isolating times. Enjoy a snack from the pantry or make some food while we chat!
Please RSVP at https://ingersoll.typeform.com/to/wyxUpY and we’ll be in touch with Zoom. link details! ♥
If you do not identify as a trans person of color, we ask that you do not RSVP or attend this event.
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If you would like to support Ingersoll Gender Center in creating more critical programming and spaces like TPOC Brunch, please consider making a personally meaningful donation at http://bit.ly/ingdonate

Instagram Live Trans Surgery Discussion w/ Dr. Mangubat
2020-06-14 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
@drtonymangubat is hosting LIVE Transgender surgery discussions during Pride month. Please join him on Instagram Sundays at 3:00 PM PST and Wednesdays 7:00 PM PST. Have Trans health or surgery questions? Dr. Tony is happy to answer! Please DM @drtonymangubat via Instagram
June 14 3PM: MTF Gender Affirming Surgery
June 16 7PM: Your DM questions answered
June 21 3PM: Hormone Therapy & More
June 24 7PM: Your DM questions answered
June 28 3PM: Wrap-up Forum

Live Online BIPOC Yoga Class
2020-06-11 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
Cameryn Okeke will be teaching a live online yoga class for BIPOC this Thursday 3-4 PM PST. BIPOC can click here to register. We will be centering the needs of queer, trans, and non-binary black folks. This class is free for black folks and sliding scale ($15-30) for non black POC. Proceeds will be donated to No Justice No Pride. If you are white and you would like to support this space you can also donate to No Justice No Pride or contact the email address listed below about sponsoring future classes. If there are any questions you can contact jamee.pineda.lac@gmail.com

LGBTQ+ Workers, COVID-19, and Unemployment Benefits
2020-06-02 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | Online
This webinar is for any LGBTQ+ worker whose job has been impacted by COVID-19 and seeks information about unemployment benefits. Join us if you work for a private business, you are an independent contractor, or you are not sure if your employment is eligible for benefits. We will cover how to access benefits if:
you have experienced job loss or a reduction in hours;
your benefits have been affected because of a name/gender mismatch;
you have experienced anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination or illegal behavior and are not sure you can continue working;
you worked as a legal sex worker or adult entertainer and are not sure if you are eligible for benefits; or
you have been unable to access unemployment due to a prior overpayment.
Speakers from the Unemployment Law Project, QLaw Foundation, LGBTQ+ Legal Clinic, and Ingersoll Gender Center will answer questions about eligibility for state unemployment insurance benefits, expanded eligibility under the CARES Act, how to navigate common application problems, and what to do if your application has been denied.
Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A0sZ_eBmTjyX3N2I0e2lAA

Memorial Day - Office Closed
2020-05-25
